Why the U.S. Treasury moved to lower long-term bond yields

NPR | By Leila Fadel

Published August 20, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Bloomberg's Stacey Vanek Smith about why the U.S. Treasury acted to push down long-term bond yields and how that relates to the ballooning U.S. debt.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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